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Environment Jul 2, 2025

Relief coming for Europe after brutal heat wave

After days of record-breaking heat waves across Europe, relief will start to arrive from the Atlantic on Wednesday, bringing thunderstorms and cooler temperatures to parts of western Europe.

Environment Jul 1, 2025

Europe on high alert as surprise early heat wave creeps north

Schools were partially shut in France, iconic monuments closed to tourists, and cities across Europe put on high alert as a record-breaking early summer heat wave spread across the continent Tuesday.

Environment Jun 30, 2025

Southern Europe roasts as temperatures soar

Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures Monday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heat wave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.

Planetary Sciences Jun 30, 2025

Serendipitous satellite snapshots show Venus's weather evolving over nearly a decade

Have you ever found something unexpected in the background of a photo? Scientists looking at images of Earth taken by weather satellites found that Venus shows up in the background of some of the images. By collecting and ...

Environment Jun 27, 2025

The drought in southern Australia is not over—it just looks that way

How often do you mow your lawn in winter? That may seem like an odd way to start a conversation about drought. But the answer helps explain why our current drought has not broken, despite recent rain—and why spring lamb may ...

Earth Sciences Jun 24, 2025

Boulder's winds aren't what they used to be

Peak wind gusts in Boulder and possibly other locations along the Front Range don't pack the same punch they used to, according to a new analysis led by scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for ...

Earth Sciences Jun 19, 2025

North Atlantic heat content may be key to predicting Europe's hot summers

In Europe, people are increasingly exposed to extreme heat events—with serious consequences for human health, ecosystems, and agriculture. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology have developed and tested ...

Environment Jun 18, 2025

Climate change may make prescribed fires rarer, but increases their air quality impacts

Prescribed burns are important for land management and preventing wildfires, but a new study finds these managed fires are also significant contributors to air pollution in the southeastern United States—particularly in areas ...

Planetary Sciences Jun 16, 2025

Meteosat-12 begins prime service duty

A new chapter in European weather and climate monitoring begins as EUMETSAT's Meteosat-12 satellite, formerly Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager 1, takes up the baton from Meteosat-10 to deliver Europe's prime data service ...

Earth Sciences Jun 16, 2025

Weather forecasting and climate modeling move closer together

The ICON model can be used for weather forecasting as well as climate predictions and long-term projections. So far, however, the different applications have been developed separately. An initiative that aims to bring the ...

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